Monday, August 18, 2014

Kim Chee Patties

Last week was a difficult week. We had some restoring to do at the hale (house). The Help put back the gazebo cover. He replaced the tarp on the tempermanent carport. He also replaced the loose clamps on the pool heater.

He did a lot, and I'm grateful for his help, but I know there are families out there who still have it bad. Some of my friends in Kapoho just got electricity restored this weekend. Many had already capitulated and purchased generators. I offered to do laundry for some of my work friends, but nobody took me up on my offer. I hope it wasn't because of my only stipulation, "no undies". . .didn't want uncomfortable smiles (or new good friends) at work.

This past weekend was a long weekend (unlike the long weekend created by the arrival of Iselle, this weekend was planned). . .Admissions Day holiday on Friday. Since D2's birthday fell on Thursday, I threw her a slumber party on Thursday evening. She had a few friends over for pizza (yes, she finally eats pizza) and swimming. Although I kept an eye on them, its nice to know kids are able to swim on their own. I wonder when they became "old". . .

Not sure why, but I started feeling really lousy on Friday. I woke up with a headache right behind the eyes. I think the Aleve upset my stomach because I had to go back to bed and rest. It made me think that in spite of being with students all last year, I didn't take any sick leave. The only time I called a substitute was to attend a workshop. Amazing! The previous year, when I was only with adults, I developed bronchitis. I think the adults gave me more sickness germs than the kids.

Feeling under the weather, I asked The Help to get me some kim chee to eat with the taegu (seasoned codfish) I had. My reasoning was that the chili pepper heat would kill the bad germs. It must've worked because I felt fine by the time cake and ice cream time rolled around, and I was even able to keep my claws appointment. I tried out a new salon since TK was on vacation.

The next day, I felt fine so I accompanied The Help to a yearbook photo shoot in the morning. I also managed to squeeze in a test drive of a cute car I've been thinking about for D1. I'm still thinking. . .

I spent the entire afternoon at preseason football games with The Help. My job was to sherpa photo equipment. I think I went above and beyond the call because I actually shot some frames myself! I have students on both the junior varsity and varsity teams, and it is always nice to see them in a non-classroom environment. The 3rd quarter of the varsity game seemed endless! I spent over five hours at the stadium and had no energy to come home and cook dinner. We ate Korean food at Restaurant Osaka (yes, Restaurant Osaka serves Korean food). . .guess I was still ono for heat.

By Sunday evening, with my Korean food craving practically satiated, I decided to give it the one final hurrah. I didn't want the jar of kim chee to be forgotten in the fridge, so I made kim chee patties with the rest of the kim chee (I didn't eat much of it when I was feeling under the weather). Kim chee patties are easy to make because the patties fry up quickly. Because they are rather thin, they make a whole lot which means there will be leftovers for lunch the next day (and maybe even the day after too)!

Drain kim chee, reserving 1/2 c liquid (if liquid is less than 1/2 c, use water to make up the difference). Chop kim chee and combine with ground beef. Combine remaining ingredients. Add to kim chee/ground beef mixture. Batter will be runny. Heat oil in skillet. Scoop 2 tbsp at a time and fry in skillet (flatten out a little) until brown on one side. Turn over and fry other side. Add oil as needed. Skillet should not be dry. Drain on paper towels.

Preseason football got underway this weekend. Both the JV and varsity squads were victorious in their debut versus crosstown rival Waiakea. Way to go VIKS!

Last week was a difficult week. We had some restoring to do at the hale (house). The Help put back the gazebo cover. He replaced the tarp on the tempermanent carport. He also replaced the loose clamps on the pool heater.

He did a lot, and I'm grateful for his help, but I know there are families out there who still have it bad. Some of my friends in Kapoho just got electricity restored this weekend. Many had already capitulated and purchased generators. I offered to do laundry for some of my work friends, but nobody took me up on my offer. I hope it wasn't because of my only stipulation, "no undies". . .didn't want uncomfortable smiles (or new good friends) at work.

This past weekend was a long weekend (unlike the long weekend created by the arrival of Iselle, this weekend was planned). . .Admissions Day holiday on Friday. Since D2's birthday fell on Thursday, I threw her a slumber party on Thursday evening. She had a few friends over for pizza (yes, she finally eats pizza) and swimming. Although I kept an eye on them, its nice to know kids are able to swim on their own. I wonder when they became "old". . .

Not sure why, but I started feeling really lousy on Friday. I woke up with a headache right behind the eyes. I think the Aleve upset my stomach because I had to go back to bed and rest. It made me think that in spite of being with students all last year, I didn't take any sick leave. The only time I called a substitute was to attend a workshop. Amazing! The previous year, when I was only with adults, I developed bronchitis. I think the adults gave me more sickness germs than the kids.

Feeling under the weather, I asked The Help to get me some kim chee to eat with the taegu (seasoned codfish) I had. My reasoning was that the chili pepper heat would kill the bad germs. It must've worked because I felt fine by the time cake and ice cream time rolled around, and I was even able to keep my claws appointment. I tried out a new salon since TK was on vacation.

The next day, I felt fine so I accompanied The Help to a yearbook photo shoot in the morning. I also managed to squeeze in a test drive of a cute car I've been thinking about for D1. I'm still thinking. . .

I spent the entire afternoon at preseason football games with The Help. My job was to sherpa photo equipment. I think I went above and beyond the call because I actually shot some frames myself! I have students on both the junior varsity and varsity teams, and it is always nice to see them in a non-classroom environment. The 3rd quarter of the varsity game seemed endless! I spent over five hours at the stadium and had no energy to come home and cook dinner. We ate Korean food at Restaurant Osaka (yes, Restaurant Osaka serves Korean food). . .guess I was still ono for heat.

By Sunday evening, with my Korean food craving practically satiated, I decided to give it the one final hurrah. I didn't want the jar of kim chee to be forgotten in the fridge, so I made kim chee patties with the rest of the kim chee (I didn't eat much of it when I was feeling under the weather). Kim chee patties are easy to make because the patties fry up quickly. Because they are rather thin, they make a whole lot which means there will be leftovers for lunch the next day (and maybe even the day after too)!

Drain kim chee, reserving 1/2 c liquid (if liquid is less than 1/2 c, use water to make up the difference). Chop kim chee and combine with ground beef. Combine remaining ingredients. Add to kim chee/ground beef mixture. Batter will be runny. Heat oil in skillet. Scoop 2 tbsp at a time and fry in skillet (flatten out a little) until brown on one side. Turn over and fry other side. Add oil as needed. Skillet should not be dry. Drain on paper towels.

Preseason football got underway this weekend. Both the JV and varsity squads were victorious in their debut versus crosstown rival Waiakea. Way to go VIKS!